Blinn College, HIST 1302, Madalyn Ard,
Final Exam Q&A 100% Pass
G.I. Bill of Rights - ✔✔-gave funds to veterans for college
-made easier to get mortgage on house (*growth of suberbia*)
-G.I. did *not* discriminate, *universities did*
-rise of consumerism
-who was left out? *minorities*
Felix Longoria - ✔✔-WWII veteran
-denied funeral services and burial b/c mexican
-*first lawsuit*
Executive Order No. 9981 - ✔✔-desegregated military and federal government
(pres. truman)
-after sgt. isaac woodard didn't sit in back of bus
-beat in jail and blinded permanently
-military and federal government first to be desegregated, *not schools*
Brown v. Board of Education - ✔✔-family sued Arizona school because it was
not equal
-declared "separate but equal" schools unconstitutional
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, -chief justice *Earl Warren* delivered unanimous ruling
-*Southerners' hated* *Warren* for ruling
-slow response by states to desegregate
The Big Four - CORE (Congress of Racial Inequality) - ✔✔-*CORE*: freedom
rights (whites *and* blacks) in South
-1st freedom ride called "*Journey of Reconciliation*"
Result: Morgan v. Commonwealth: declared illegal to stop buses
-2nd freedom ride
extreme mob violence
someone threw bomb onto bus in Montgomery
The Big Four - SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) - ✔✔-blacks
didn't ride buses for one year
this hurt the bus industries financially
-non-violent protests, led by MLK
-Sit-ins: Woolworth counter
4 blacks asked for service, sat there everyday
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
Final Exam Q&A 100% Pass
G.I. Bill of Rights - ✔✔-gave funds to veterans for college
-made easier to get mortgage on house (*growth of suberbia*)
-G.I. did *not* discriminate, *universities did*
-rise of consumerism
-who was left out? *minorities*
Felix Longoria - ✔✔-WWII veteran
-denied funeral services and burial b/c mexican
-*first lawsuit*
Executive Order No. 9981 - ✔✔-desegregated military and federal government
(pres. truman)
-after sgt. isaac woodard didn't sit in back of bus
-beat in jail and blinded permanently
-military and federal government first to be desegregated, *not schools*
Brown v. Board of Education - ✔✔-family sued Arizona school because it was
not equal
-declared "separate but equal" schools unconstitutional
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, -chief justice *Earl Warren* delivered unanimous ruling
-*Southerners' hated* *Warren* for ruling
-slow response by states to desegregate
The Big Four - CORE (Congress of Racial Inequality) - ✔✔-*CORE*: freedom
rights (whites *and* blacks) in South
-1st freedom ride called "*Journey of Reconciliation*"
Result: Morgan v. Commonwealth: declared illegal to stop buses
-2nd freedom ride
extreme mob violence
someone threw bomb onto bus in Montgomery
The Big Four - SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) - ✔✔-blacks
didn't ride buses for one year
this hurt the bus industries financially
-non-violent protests, led by MLK
-Sit-ins: Woolworth counter
4 blacks asked for service, sat there everyday
2|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
